Clothes-hanger.



No. 7s0;992. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1903.

J. WEBSTER.

CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 1903- N0 MODEL.

I am d/name? UNITED STATES Patented June 16, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WEBSTER, OF EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO TILDEN-TI-IURBER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

CLOTHES-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,992 dated June 16, 1903.

Application filed April 4, 1903. Serial No. 151,129. (No mots- To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, JOHN WEBSTER, a resident of East Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hangers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to clothes-hangers, and has for its object to produce a handy, simple, neat, and inexpensive hanger for clothes, more particularly designed for the use of travelers, as it is very light and strong, may be readily collapsed or contracted into a small space and stowed away, taking up but little room.

lhe invention is fully described in this specification and illustrated in the accompa-' nying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hanger extended and suspended by thechai'n loop from a hook. A coat and pair of trousers are represented in dotted lines in position on the hanger. Fig. 2 is a top view of the hanger extended with the chain removed. Fig. 3 is a top view of the hanger contracted, showing the chain which limits its inward motion. Fig. 4 isan enlarged view illustrating the shape of one of the wire arms of which the hanger is formed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged per-' spective view of one of the guide-plates, which slides in and out on the Wires.

In the construction the hanger is formed with two separate arms A A, each arm being preferably constructed of round wire bent up in the form of a loop, having two parallel legs a and a, the leg 0, being a trifle shorter than the leg a. At the outer end b of each arm the wire is bent out around in a circular form wider than the distance between the two legs. The end 0 of the short leg is bent ed at right angles and carried around, forming an eye 0 a little larger in diameter than the size of the wire used for the arms, On the end of the long leg-a the wire is slightly reduced in size at f to receive the guide-plate B, which is riveted to this leg. This guide-plate B (see Fig. 5) is preferably made of a thin piece of sheet metal having four holes punched in it cl, (1'. e, and e, the hole 6 being for the purpose of receiving the contracted end of the long leg at of the arm, to which the plate is riveted. The holes (1 and d are a little larger than the wire and are to receive and slide in and out on the legs of the oppositeloop. The hole 6 is to receive a link of the chain D.

In assembling and operating my device I take two pieces of round Wire of the same length, bend them up in the form of loops, each with two long parallel legs a a, with an enlarged circular outer end b. These en'- larged ends fit nicely into the shoulders of a coat and prevent it from wrinkling when hung up. Two little. guide-plates B B are punched out of sheet stock, with holes d 61, made to register with both legs a a of the arm, onto which a guide-plate B is slid, one on each arm. The long leg of each arm is then riveted into the hole e of each plate and the short leg of each arm is coiled at O loosely once around the long leg of the opposite arm a, thus locking them nicely together by a very simple and practical method, allowing them to slide longitudinally on each other, but not to come apart. A short light chain D is then connected to each of the guide-plates B B, which serves the double purpose of limiting .t-he inward movement or stroke of the arms,

garments on this chain always tends to keep the hanger in the extended position. By this construction many very desirable features are obtained. First, it combines lightness with two wire loops each having two parallel legs,

a guide-plate fitted to slide on both legs of Being-four-ply in the cen-.

each arm, one leg of each arm attached to each guide-plate and the other leg of each arm having its end looped around a leg of the opposite arm, both arms being adapted to slide in and out on each other, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, two arms, each arm composed of wire bent up in the form of a loop, having two long parallel legs, a guide-plate held to slide on the legs of each arm, one leg of each arm attached to each guide-plate and the other leg ofeach arm connected to a leg of the opposite arm so the two arms may slide together taking up approximately the room of but one arm in length, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, two arms, each arm composed of wire bent up in the form of a loop having two long parallel legs, a guide-plate held to slide on the legs of each arm, one leg of each arm attached to each guide-plate and the other leg of each arm connected to a leg of the opposite arm so the two arms may open and shut longitudinally, a short chain attached to each guide-plate to be used as a loop by which the device may be suspended,substantially as described.

4. In a device of the character described, two arms, each arm composed of wire bent up in the form of a loop having two long parallel legs, one leg being longer than the other, each arm having an enlarged circular outer end, a guideplate held to slide on the legs of each arm the longer leg of one arm being riveted to each of said guide-plates, and the shorter leg of each arm being looped around a leg of the opposite arm both arms being adapted to slide endwise on each other, a short chain attached to each guide-plate to be used as a loop by which the hanger may be suspended and also serve to limit the inward movement of the arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of March, A. D. 1903.

JOHN \VEBSTER.

In presence of HOWARD E. BARLOW, WM. F. LYTHcoE. 

